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Writing Update (For Those Who Remain Interested)

I’ve been writing/editing a lot lately. I’m making significant progress. I hope I can finish my novel project sometime soon. Yes, I know you’re all sick of me talking about this thing.
Too bad. I’m not done yet.

One thing I’ve noticed as I’ve been feverishly editing is that I still like this story a lot. It’s gone through some HUGE changes since I started it a year ago. It’s still undergoing changes. And every day it gets closer and closer to what I think it’s supposed to be. That is very exciting.

This project has been an incredibly fulfilling endeavor. Every day I work on it, I sense that and feel some satisfaction. I have no doubt in my mind or heart that I was supposed to write this story. I can’t even begin to tell you how many providential/serendipitous things I’ve experienced in the research and writing of this book. So cool.

I have a huge editing push ahead of me this week and next. Send me some prayers to perservere and to not get distracted by stupid, stupid stuff in life. It’s that whole “first things first” mentality and more importantly – the ability to enact this prioritization during my prime writing hours. It amazes me how much DUMB stuff gets in the way of my work. Everything from who calls my phone (stupid telemarketers!) to something unwise I might eat for lunch (My cozy bed keeps calling my name at about 1:45pm every day that I choose bad food for lunch! Stop it, BM! You know better than to eat 18 Oreos for lunch!)

So I persist. I have nothing else I want to do more right now than finish my book.

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